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October 10, 2007

Dear Stamford Democrat!

We take great pleasure and excitement in announcing that we have endorsed a highly qualified slate of candidates to represent your interests in our town. As our committee has grown, we have found that the issues and priorities of voters have not been consistently represented in town government, and we are eager for a change. To that end, the Stamford Democratic Committee (SDC) has endorsed the candidacy of Kelly Keck for Stamford Town Supervisor and Barbara Doyle and Donna Houghton for Stamford Town Board. These three candidates will strive for a more responsive and open town government for the betterment of all town tax-payers.

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My Fellow Democrat!

I am writing to invite you and your Democratic neighbors to an organizational meeting sponsored by the Delaware County Democratic Committee (DCDC). The meeting will be held on Monday, October 22, 2007 at 7 pm at the Deposit Village Hall. The village hall is located at 146 Front Street. The purpose of the meeting is to bring Deposit Democrats of all stripes together and to provide a more unified Democratic presence within the Town of Deposit. We have called this meeting at the Deposit Village Hall, as the Deposit Town Hall on Elm Street was unavailable at this date and time.

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According to Congressman Hinchey’s website, he and Senator Feingold of Wisconsin “have introduced two censure resolutions in their respective chambers condemning the president, vice president and the attorney general for misconduct regarding our military involvement in Iraq and for their repeated assaults on the rule of law at home.” As has been reported by the Oneonta Daily Star, both the Delaware County Democratic Committee and the Otsego County Democratic Committee have passed resolutions either directly calling for impeachment or an impeachment investigation of both the President and the Vice-president.

The Otsego County Democratic Committee voted last week to urge two area members of Congress to support an impeachment study focused on President Bush and Vice President Cheney.

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By a two-to-one margin in June, the Delaware County Democratic Committee passed a resolution that called for the initiation of impeachment proceedings.

You can read the resolution passed by the Delaware County Democratic Committee here.

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According to a new poll, Rural America is beginning to look for an alternative to the Republican Party. This could bode well for our local races this year in Delaware County. From the Center for Rural Strategies:

This research shows ongoing problems for the Republican party, propelled by a strongly negative view of the Bush administration, doubts about the war and, arguably as important looking ahead, a broad sense of economic frustration and economic squeeze in this part of the country. Rural America sees the rest of the country prospering; their assessment of “rural America” is less sanguine.

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The Stamford Democrats held their last meeting on Monday, May 14 at 7 pm at the Stamford Village Hall. During the meeting, the members discussed the latest news of the town as well as upcoming events. The committee developed a plan for ad sales for the upcoming fund-raising county dinner program. The dinner will be held in South Kortright at the Plum Tree on June 30. Members also discussed this year’s Stamford Flag Day parade. The members are planning on marching in the parade as well as having a fund-raising yard sale. As in past years, the committee is planning to have a presence at the up-coming Horseshoe Festival in July. The committee members also voted to endorse the candidacy of Kelly Keck for Stamford Town Supervisor. The next meeting was scheduled for June 11 at 7 pm at the Stamford Village Hall.